ILLINOIS SUPPLEMENTAL NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM MASTERY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025–
2026)
The Department may issue licenses or renewals for periods of not less than ___ months nor
more than __ months for facilities with annual licenses - correct answer -6 months; 18 months
The Department may issue licenses or renewals for periods of not less than ___ months nor
more than __ months for facilities with 2-year licenses - correct answer -18 months; 30 months
Permits must be obtained from whom before construction or modification of a LTC facility may
take place? - correct answer -Health Facilities Planning Board
How many days notice shall a licensee give prior to voluntarily closing any part of the facility if it
requires transfer or discharge of more than 10 percent of the residents - correct answer -90
days
What percentage of residents must be transfered or discharged during a voluntary closing
before a 90 day notice is required? - correct answer -10 percent
All LTC facility license applications shall be accompanied by an annual application fee of... -
correct answer -1990
Annual Financial Statement must be filed within how many days following the designated
reporting period? - correct answer -90 days
Things that a facility must conspicuously display what documents in its offices accessible to
residents, employees, and visitors - correct answer -current license, complaint procedures and
complaint contact info , a copy of any department or court order pertaining to the facility
issued, list of material available for public inspection
, Things that a facility must publicly display what documents for public inspection - correct
answer -every inspection report for the past 5 years, court/IDPH orders, chargemaster,
Statement of ownership, record of all staff licensure
Ownership Disclosure to Department must be made if a person owns more than what percent
of the building or business? - correct answer -5 Percent
Conditional license shall be granted for what type of violations while any license held by the
facility shall be revoked - correct answer -Type A & Type B
Longest duration in which a conditional license shall be issued? - correct answer -1 year
Department may place an employee or agent to serve as a monitor in a facility when any of the
following conditions exist - correct answer -facility is operating without a license, Department
has suspended, revoked, or refused the facilities existing license, facility is closing or intends to
close, department determines that an emergency exists, terminated from medicare
reimbursement
How long is the first comment period for the facility to the Department? - correct answer -10
Days
How long is the second comment period after the response from the Department for the
facilities first comments? - correct answer -5 days
What is a level AA violation? - correct answer -that proximately caused a resident's death
What is a level A violation? - correct answer -substantial probability that the risk of death or
serious mental or physical harm will result therefrom or has resulted in actual physical or
mental harm to a resident
COMPLETE EXAM MASTERY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025–
2026)
The Department may issue licenses or renewals for periods of not less than ___ months nor
more than __ months for facilities with annual licenses - correct answer -6 months; 18 months
The Department may issue licenses or renewals for periods of not less than ___ months nor
more than __ months for facilities with 2-year licenses - correct answer -18 months; 30 months
Permits must be obtained from whom before construction or modification of a LTC facility may
take place? - correct answer -Health Facilities Planning Board
How many days notice shall a licensee give prior to voluntarily closing any part of the facility if it
requires transfer or discharge of more than 10 percent of the residents - correct answer -90
days
What percentage of residents must be transfered or discharged during a voluntary closing
before a 90 day notice is required? - correct answer -10 percent
All LTC facility license applications shall be accompanied by an annual application fee of... -
correct answer -1990
Annual Financial Statement must be filed within how many days following the designated
reporting period? - correct answer -90 days
Things that a facility must conspicuously display what documents in its offices accessible to
residents, employees, and visitors - correct answer -current license, complaint procedures and
complaint contact info , a copy of any department or court order pertaining to the facility
issued, list of material available for public inspection
, Things that a facility must publicly display what documents for public inspection - correct
answer -every inspection report for the past 5 years, court/IDPH orders, chargemaster,
Statement of ownership, record of all staff licensure
Ownership Disclosure to Department must be made if a person owns more than what percent
of the building or business? - correct answer -5 Percent
Conditional license shall be granted for what type of violations while any license held by the
facility shall be revoked - correct answer -Type A & Type B
Longest duration in which a conditional license shall be issued? - correct answer -1 year
Department may place an employee or agent to serve as a monitor in a facility when any of the
following conditions exist - correct answer -facility is operating without a license, Department
has suspended, revoked, or refused the facilities existing license, facility is closing or intends to
close, department determines that an emergency exists, terminated from medicare
reimbursement
How long is the first comment period for the facility to the Department? - correct answer -10
Days
How long is the second comment period after the response from the Department for the
facilities first comments? - correct answer -5 days
What is a level AA violation? - correct answer -that proximately caused a resident's death
What is a level A violation? - correct answer -substantial probability that the risk of death or
serious mental or physical harm will result therefrom or has resulted in actual physical or
mental harm to a resident
